Desert of the Heart

Rule, Jane

ISBN 10: 0930044738 / IS

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Synopsis:

Two women meet and fall in love in Reno, Nevada. Evelyn Hall has gone there to get a divorce from her husband; Ann Childs works there as a change

girl in a gambling casino. The movie Desert Hearts is based on this first novel by Jane Rule.

About the Author:

Jane Rule

Jane Rule was born in New Jersey in 1931 and came to Canada in 1956, where she later taught at the University of B.C. Her first novel, "Desert of the

Heart" (1991), was made into a movie in the 1980s. Rule emerged as one of the most respected writers in Canada with her many novels, essays and

collections of short stories including "Theme for Diverse Instruments" (1975). Rule passed away in 2007.